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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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